The CARICOM Secretariat, in collaboration with the Caribbean Association of National Training Authorities (CANTA), developed the Digitalisation of TVET Delivery project in November 2022 in response to the Call for Proposals from the Trilateral Technical Cooperation between Brazil, the European Union (EU) and Germany. Subsequently, the HRD Programme of the CARICOM Secretariat secured €700,000 in technical support from the Trilateral Technical Cooperation to implement the project in CANTA Member States.

The Brazilian National Service for Industrial Training (SENAI), a non-profit organisation considered one of the largest TVET institutions in the world, is a project partner and will lead the process of converting traditional TVET offerings to online programmes.

The Operational Planning Phase was initiated through a series of virtual project refining meetings with the CARICOM Secretariat, CANTA, SENAI, the Brazilian Cooperation Agency – ABC and the German Cooperation for Sustainable Development – GIZ and one face-to-face workshop convened in Brasilia, Brazil, during 26 – 30 June 2023.